8.6.15

Russia is STILL India's best strategic partner

India-Russia Partnership Is a Cornerstone of Multipolar World Order

The relationship between these two major
powers is unique in the realm of the international relations: the two
countries never had serious disputes

By Russia Insider

India had a close relationship with the Soviet Union, which actively
supported India even when that had a negative effect on
Sino-Soviet relations.. India and Russia are not bound by any
military alliance but have a common military strategy. India is the only
country to which Russia supplies strategic weapons.. Putin signed the Strategic Partnership
agreement with India in 2000 — less than a year after coming to power —
which has since defined the close cooperation between the
two countries.Via RBTH:Today, India is a unique Russian partner from a military point of
view, according to Mikhail Alexandrov, leading analyst of the Centre for
Military-Political Studies at Moscow State Institute. He spoke to Federal Business Agency Economy Today.. India
is not only the second largest market for sales for the Russian defence
industry, but also an important economic partner. In recent years, both
countries have been expanding their cooperation within the framework of
such organizations as the SCO, BRICS and the United Nations.…Alexandrov
said New Delhi and Moscow have a very close military partnership. These
relations were outlined back in the 1960s, not long after India gained
independence (in 1947). At the same time, the USSR began to supply arms.
Then there was a cooling-off period, when the USSR and China enhanced
their relations. But soon, regardless of China, the multifaceted
cooperation was strengthened with the signing of a Treaty of Friendship
and Understanding in 1970.. “Essentially, this partnership
is at a higher level than with any other country, because we sell India
strategic weapons. We do not sell strategic weapons to any other country
besides India. In particular, we give them nuclear submarines
for rent. It is a level of cooperation that we have with no one else.
Like, for instance, the United States helps England, the only country to
which the US sells strategic weapons. Generally, selling strategic
weapons is not common, there is a certain unspoken taboo,”
Alexandrov said.

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